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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023-08-29; City Council; Resolution 2023-229RESOLUTION NO. 2023-229 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CITY COUNCIL POLICY NO. 44 TO ACHIEVE CONSISTENCY WITH CURRENT STATE REGULATIONS THAT REQUIRE OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS CASE NAME: CITYWIDE OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS CASE NO: ZCA 2020-0003, LCPA 2020-0007, PUB 2020-0004 WHEREAS, Section 65589.5 of the California Government Code requires cities and counties approve or deny eligible housing development projects based on objective regulatory standards; and WHEREAS, given the rapid and substantial changes in applicable law, public agencies are required to study these changes and develop appropriate responses as to not suffer the significant adverse consequences for noncompliance; and WHEREAS the City Council has determined amending City Council Policy No. 44 "Neighborhood Architectural Design Guidelines" to not apply to projects that are eligible to utilize the Citywide Objective Design Standards Manual and CMC Chapter 21.88 and to update its existing subjective guidelines to be objective guidelines, is desirable for consistency with current state regulations and to not conflict with the Citywide Objective Design Standards Manual and CMC Chapter 21.88; and WHEREAS, the City Council Policy No. 44, attached hereto as Attachment "A" and incorporated herein by this reference, establishes reasonable, uniform, and comprehensive standards and procedures for residential development projects consisting of single-family projects of 2 or more detached homes; and WHEREAS, on Aug. 29, 2023 the City Council considered this Resolution, at which the City Council received, reviewed and evaluated the staff report, written and oral testimony from the public and other information in the record. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, as follows: 1.That the above recitations are true and correct. 2.That the proposed amendments to City Council Policy No. 44, attached hereto as Attachment "A" are approved. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Carlsbad on the 29th day of August, 2023, by the following vote, to wit: AYES: NAYS: ABSTAIN: ABSENT: Blackburn, Bhat-Patel, Acosta, Burkholder, Luna. None. None. None. -tr l�KEITH BLACKBURN, Mayor SHERRY FREISINGER, City Clerk (SEAL) ,,,,,,\11\1111,11,, �"'''''x-CA 1:1111111❖. Jt 9 . .-: ... :·-�.u'�2: I-.. ... � · .. V" � '0 (J��--ir,1 \�?.\!'.t....-l 'l 41.. ··········· ,'?-" ,,,,,,,,, IFOfl.�,,,,,,""° 1I1111111111\H\\\\ City Council POLICY STATEMENT Policy No. Date Issued 44 Aug.29,2023 Resolution No. 2023-229 Subject: NEIGHBORHOOD ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN GUIDELINES Purpose The purpose and intent of the architectural guidelines is to ensure that a variety of architectural elements are incorporated into certain single-family homes so that they: a) are visually interesting, b) have sufficient building articulation to reduce their bulk and mass, c) are in scale to their lot size, and d) strongly contribute to the creation of livable neighborhoods. Background City Council Policy Statement No. 44 was first adopted in 1989 to establish architectural design guidelines for the development of livable neighborhoods. It was subsequently amended in 1997, 2001, 2006 and 2023 -most recently to conform with state requirements related to objective design standards. Statement of policy This policy is applicable for the following types of residential development projects: •A new individual single-family home or remodel shall not be subject to these architectural guidelines. •New single-family residential projects of 2-4 detached homes shall comply with architectural guidelines 1, 2, 3, 4, 9,10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 (regardless of stated percentages). •New single-family residential projects of 5 or more detached homes shall comply with all of the architectural guidelines. Procedure •Applicants for discretionary project applications shall design projects/homes so that they comply with the guidelines. Each applicant shall provide documentation demonstrating compliance with this policy concurrent with the submittal of development permit applications. If an applicant wishes to propose an architectural style that complies with the Purpose and Intent of this policy and yet cannot comply with the requirements of the guidelines, the applicant may request up to four deviations from any one of the architectural guidelines to achieve an architectural design or style of equally superior quality. All such requests shall be fully justified specifying how the Purpose and Intent of this policy is being achieved. Attachment A City Council Policy Statement 44 Aug.29,2023 Page 2 •Staff shall review projects for compliance with the guidelines and provide recommendations to the decision-makers regarding: o Project compliance with the policy; o Whether or not any requested deviations are justified; and, o Whether or not the purpose and intent of the policy would still be achieved if a deviation is granted. •Decision-makers shall determine, on a case-by-case basis, whether the project complies with the intent of the policy to create livable neighborhoods. ARCHITECTURAL GUIDELINES: Floor Plans and Elevations 1.All residential projects shall be required to have a minimum number of different floor plans, different front and corresponding matching rear elevations with different color schemes as identified below: •2-4 dwelling units shall provide 1 floor plan and 2 different elevations. •5-12 dwelling units shall provide 2 different floor plans and 2 different elevations. •13-20 dwelling units shall provide 2 different floor plans and 3 different elevations. •21+ dwelling units shall provide 3 different floor plans and 3 different elevations. 2.All elevations of a house, including front, side and rear, shall be articulated with the same design integrity of forms using common architectural details and materials. 3.Design details shall reinforce and enhance the architectural form of every house but each house using the same floor plan shall differ in elevation. A minimum of 4 complimentary design details, including but not limited to those listed below, shall be incorporated into each of the front, rear and street side building facade(s) of the house. DESIGN DETAILS •Balconies •Decorative eaves and fascia •Exposed roof rafter tails •Arched elements •Towers •Knee braces •Dormers •Columns •Exterior wood elements •Accent materials (i.e.; brick, stone, shingles, wood or siding) City Council Policy Statement 44 Aug.29,2023 Page 3 4.Floor plans in a project shall exhibit a variety of roof ridges and roof heights within a neighborhood. Site Planning 5.Houses with both the same floor plan and elevation style shall not occur on adjacentlots. 6.Reverse floor plans shall be included where possible to add variety to the street scene. Single Story Requirements 7.A minimum of 15% of the total number of homes shall be single-story structures. Single-story is defined as a maximum plate-line of 15 feet and a maximum building height of 20 feet. Lofts are permitted subject to CMC Section 21.04.330. or A minimum of 10% of the total number of homes shall be single-story structures and 15% shall be reduced second story structures. A reduced second story structure shall comply with the following criteria: • A minimum of 60% of the roofline shall be single story;• A 2-story element may be added in the central portion of the front and rearelevation; and •The second story element may be no greater than 25% of the floor area ofthe first floor of the house (including garage). or For alley-loaded product, a minimum of 20% of the homes shall be single-story for the front 20% of the home (overall depth of house times 20%). 8.A maximum of 20% of the total number of homes are exempt from the requirement to have a single-story building edge. 9.The remaining total number of homes shall comply with one of the following guidelines: •The home shall have a single-story building edge with a depth of not less than 8 feet and shall run the length of the building along one side except for tower elements. The roof covering the single-story element shall incorporate a separate roof plane and shall be substantially lower than the roof for the two­ story element. Porches and porte-cochere elements shall qualify as a single­ story edge. Houses with courtyards that are a minimum of 15 feet wide located along the side of the house and setback a minimum of 15 feet from the property line are not required to have a single-story building edge. City Council Policy Statement 44 Aug.29,2023 Page 4 • The home shall have a single-story building edge with a depth of not less than 5 feet and shall run the length of the building along one side. The roof of the single-story element shall be substantially lower than the roof for the two-story element of the building. •The home shall have a single-story building edge with a depth of not less than 3 feet for 40% of the perimeter of the building. Multiple Building Planes 10.For at least 66% of the homes in a project, there shall be at least 3 separate building planes on street side elevations of lots with 45 feet of street frontage or less and 4 separate building planes on street side elevations of lots with a street frontage greater than 45 feet. Balconies and covered porches qualify as a building plane. The minimum offset in planes shall be 18 inches and shall include, but not be limited to, building walls, windows, porches and roofs. The minimum depth between the faces of the forward-most plane and the rear plane on the front elevation shall be 10 feet. A plane must be a minimum of 30 sq. ft. to receive credit under this section. 11.Rear elevations shall adhere to the same criteria outlined in Number 10 above for front elevations except that the minimum depth between front and back planes on the rear elevation shall be 4 feet. Rear balconies qualify as a building plane. 12.For at least 66% of the homes in a project, one side elevation shall have sufficient offsets or cutouts so that the side yard setback averages a minimum of 8.5 feet. Windows/Doors 13.At least 66% of exterior openings (door/windows) on every home in the project shall be recessed or projected a minimum of 2 inches and shall be constructed with wood, vinyl or colored aluminum window frames (no mill finishes). 14.Windows shall reinforce and enhance the architectural form and style of the house through, the use of signature windows and varied window shapes and sizes. Front Porches 15.Fifty percent (50%) of the homes shall be designed with a covered front porch, open courtyard, or balcony (each with a minimum depth of 6 feet and a minimum area of 60 square feet) located at the front of the dwelling. The minimum depth for a covered front porch shall be measured from the front facade of the home to the inside of any City Council Policy Statement 44 Aug.29,2023 Page 5 supporting porch posts. The front and sides of porches shall be open except for required and/or ornamental guardrails. A variety of roof elements shall be provided over porches. Porches may not be converted to living space. Front Entries 16.Seventy-five percent (75%) of the homes must have a front entry to the home that is clearly visible from the street. Walkways from the front door shall connect directly to public sidewalks, private driveways and/or to other pedestrian walkways. Chimneys 17.Chimneys and chimney caps shall be in scale with the size of the home and shall either be painted the same color as the exterior wall or constructed with the same materials present on other accents or elements of the fa�ade. No more than 2 chimneys shall be allowed for homes on lots in planned developments having an area less than 7,500 square feet. Garage Doors 18.Garage doors for 3 or 4 cars in a row that directly face the street must have a minimum of an 18" plane change between the garage doors after the 2 car garage door. Note #1: Fractional units of 0.5 or greater shall be rounded up to the next whole number and located in a manner to achieve the best project design as determined by the project planner. When a percentage of units are described in the guidelines, the intent is to have that percentage spread throughout the entire project.